So, I got bored yesterday night, and started wondering why Nomad doesn't work with PBC... So grabbed one of my Nomads, gave little more thorough inspection and noticed that the !PutIntoSMSmode signal on cartslot is not connected... so I grabbed my MD2 and pinpointed the responsible signal on the system ASIC, connected it in my Nomad and wohooo, we have SMS mode
Pics in the attachment... I'll do a scan of the board later, you can see the actual mod then.
On another note, I totally Europefied my Nomad and added Reset button. The Nomad LCD controller is 100% PAL compatible and I wonder why the hell didn't Sega release one in Europe
PS: That PBC is home made, and its a bit too compact for a Nomad so any more sudden movement will end up with a crash
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08-04-2008, 12:46 AM #1Mastering your Systems Shining Hero
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Nomad has SMS mode
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08-04-2008, 12:59 AM #2Shining Hero
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Awesome! Great work!
Now get it working through the 32X!
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08-04-2008, 06:09 AM #3Mastering your Systems Shining Hero
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I've attached the boards scan.
To see what can be done with 32X, I need a 32X first... Death To MP3, :3
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This is, like whatever you do TmEE, fantastic. Do you think it is possible to make a PBC that will be stable on the Nomad so you actually can play a lot of SMS on it?
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08-04-2008, 10:34 AM #5Bite my shiny, metal ***! Hero of Algol
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Wow!!! This would allow Nomad to be used with SMS games via NeoMyth or MegaCart v2 (if there will be one) !
I noticed that you also managed to add an "enhanced audio mod" - could you record BGM #02 from Streets of Rage 2 for me ?
When you say that you 'Eurofied' it, does it mean that the screen always displays in 50Hz to reduce blurr?
- The backlit dimmer for better black level is brilliant too!
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08-04-2008, 12:46 PM #6Raging in the Streets
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Does it say "Venus" on those motherboards? Guess its true then, that Nomad's original code name was "Project Venus".
Hmm.......
"Project Mercury" = Game Gear
"Project Jupiter" = Unreleased?
"Project Saturn" = Saturn
"Project Mars" = 32X
"Project Venus" = Nomad
"Project Neptune" = (Unreleased) Sega Neptune
I believe it was in that order that they were all developed.Last edited by Aarzak; 08-04-2008 at 09:32 PM.
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Project Jupiter wasn't the 32X. It was some other 32-bit cartridge-based console that was dropped early in development. Or so I've heard, might be wrong.
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08-04-2008, 01:22 PM #8Mastering your Systems Shining Hero
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The instability in my case is solely because of my PBC... I made it before even seeing a Nomad so its half a centimeter shorter for a Nomad... ultr@ compact
Originally Posted by Zebbe
I don't see anything stopping for these (if they ever appear) not to function... Originally Posted by Christuserloeser
The effect is very minimal... I'll do a record (and few other things I've forgotten). Complete audio mod will kill the batteries :P Originally Posted by Christuserloeser
Europefied means it is truly European, with European master clock, which means 100% Euro machine timings and all... I haven't added any switches yet, so it stays in 50Hz... the other Nomad is pretty much unmodded (and its in 60Hz) so switch can wait :P Originally Posted by Christuserloeser
Its amazing how much less blur there is in 50Hz
It has its drawbacks, when theres more light outside, you won't see too much what's on the screen... in theory, it SHOULD help to lengthen battery life, as the backlite can't suck as much power... Originally Posted by Christuserloeser
- The backlit dimmer for better black level is brilliant too! Death To MP3, :3
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Hmmmmm.... I don't know about that. More scientific research and grants are necessary. Originally Posted by Aarzak
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brilliant... you have inspired me
time to take out the scalpel
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08-04-2008, 08:25 PM #11Blast processor
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This would make a great article!
Hint... hint...
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08-05-2008, 07:04 AM #12Mastering your Systems Shining Hero
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So what needs to be done for the article ? I'm not much of a writer, I can describe the whole modding process with less than half a page of text...
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08-05-2008, 07:25 AM #13Sports Talker
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Sweet mod, would love to see a write-up on this as well!
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08-05-2008, 07:49 AM #14Mastering your Systems Shining Hero
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http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/4/...35/SoR2-02.ogg
here's the recording christuserloeser asked for.
The best pics I can get for the article are what you see in the first post, or board scans. Death To MP3, :3
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Superb Job TmEE, I was not even aware of the Nomad/Master System incompatibility....
I got mine done, but re-routed the B30 line (for easy access)
I couldn't help to notice the CXA1645 sony encoder while at it, so there is no need for pricey converters to get s-video.....Enough room to install a s-video output connector, add the proper resistors, caps and the Sega MK-1635 stereo cable to this combination and its set to go!
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